Research

Data Shows Increased Movement Of Residents After 1 Month Of State’s ‘Safer At Home’ Order By Hope Kirwan Wisconsin Public Radio May 1, 2020 New data shows Wisconsinites might be growing less compliant with social distancing measures meant to slow… Read More

The Tension Between Two Infection Measures And The State’s Plan To Relax Public Health Guidelines By Will Cushman Wiscontext May 5, 2020 Nearly six weeks after sweeping restrictions on public life in Wisconsin went into effect to arrest the pace… Read More

The following undergraduate students were mentored by Zilber faculty including (soon-to-be Dr.) Rose Hennessy, and participated in UWM’s 2020 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium. You can see their work here. Congratulations, and a job well done to all! Ashley Lopez, “A Systematic… Read More

By Tom Luljak UWM Today, WUWM 89.7 FM April 30, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has impacted all of us in Wisconsin. But here in Milwaukee some members of our community have been particularly hard hit. Four Milwaukee ZIP codes show… Read More

By Brendan Cullerton CBS 58 News April 21, 2020 MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik says there needs to be a thorough investigation of the six voters and one poll worker they think contracted COVID-19 from election… Read More

By Tom Luljak UWM Today April 9, 2020 If you’re married and have children, you know how challenging it is to be a both a good partner and a good care giver to your kids. Imagine having to do that… Read More

A new book shows why the U.S. needs a different approach toward men who don’t pay child support. By Anne Kim Washington Monthly April/May/June 2020 In 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act, a tough… Read More

By Audrey Nowakowski WUWM 89.7FM April 14, 2020 It’s been over a month since President Trump declared a national emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite a national campaign for screening and drive-thru testing, most Americans still can’t get a… Read More

Lake Effect April 14, 2020 WUWM 89.7FM We look at the results of the April election. Then, at a time where coronavirus tests are still widely unavailable, we learn how an online symptom tracker survey can help slow the spread…. Read More

By Laura Otto UWM News April 3, 2020 If you have symptoms of the coronavirus disease, chances are you will not receive a laboratory test confirming it because the number of tests is limited nationwide. Under-detection of the illness leaves… Read More